Changes to .NL Policy announced by SIDN
Wed Dec 02 00:42:22 CET 2009
SIDN have announced the outcomes of the 2008 Domain Name Debate including the recently introduced new rules for non-Dutch registrants on the use of a Dutch domicile address that was implemented back in October. Changes include a reduction in the amount of Whois data made available, ability to reserve a .NL domain name and dropping [...]
Dark Blue Sea finally accepts the revised Photon offer for the shares
Wed Dec 02 00:40:58 CET 2009
Dark Blue Sea has recently accepted the revised Photon Group offer of 35 cent per share.So,in the absence of a higher offer,Dark Blue Sea and Photon will close the deal on Monday 14 December 2009. Tim Hughes,Photon’s Executive Chairman said : “We believe that this revised recommended offer provides certainly to DBS shareholders,staff and customers.We urge [...]
Three Registrars Lose ICANN Accreditation
Wed Dec 02 00:37:01 CET 2009
30 November 2009 On Wednesday, 25 November 2009, ICANN terminated its accreditation agreement with three registrars — Hosting365 Inc., OOO “Russian Registrar” and R.B. Data Net LTD for failure to comply with the requirements of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The RAA is the contract between ICANN and registrars [...]
ICANN Seeks Expressions of Interest for Bulk Transfer of Names
Wed Dec 02 00:36:19 CET 2009
As the result of the Notices of Termination issued on November 25, 2009 to registrars OOO Russia (IANA ID 1238) and Hosting365 Inc. (IANA ID 956), ICANN is seeking expressions of interest from ICANN-accredited registrars that might wish to assume sponsorship of the gTLD names that were previously managed by these registrars. This request for [...]
NETCOM .cm SARL announces sunrise domains connected
Fri Aug 28 20:54:06 CEST 2009
We have received word, that today NETCOM.cm SARL connected all the landrush domains which had only one application and therefore do not go into the auction process. Further we were told, that the sunrise domains which had proper documentation were connected today as well.
Colombia Awards .CO ccTLD Registry Contract to .CO Internet S.A.S.
Fri Aug 21 08:19:54 CEST 2009
BOGOTA, Colombia, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Colombia’s Minister of Communications, Maria del Rosario Guerra, announced yesterday that the 10-year contract to promote, manage, and operate the technical infrastructure of the .CO country code domain (.CO ccTLD) has been awarded to .CO Internet S.A.S., a strategic venture being formed between Arcelandia S.A. and Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: [...]
600,000 Belgian websites on the Net
Wed Aug 19 04:31:58 CEST 2009
elow you find the press release that will be sent out later this afternoon. Do not hesitate to contact the communications department if yo have any further questions. A pdf version can be found on our website: http://www.dns.be/pdf/PressRelease20090818-en.pdf 600,000 Belgian websites on the Net According to research conducted for the first time by the not-for-profit organisation, DNS [...]
.CO administration won by NeuStar
Fri Aug 14 05:13:30 CEST 2009
Rumor has it that Neustar has won the bid for operating the top level domain of Colombia. Waiting for an official press release.
Telnic Announces New Advertising Record for .tel Domains
Fri Aug 14 05:09:07 CEST 2009
TORONTO, Canada, August 13 /PRNewswire/ — Telnic Limited (http://telnic.org), the registry operator for the new communications-focused .tel top level domain (TLD), today announced at Domain Convergence that it will shortly be delivering a new solution for text-based advertising listings for the .tel domain, enabling .tel domain owners to use more traditional and measurable domain monetization [...]
Three Registrars Lose Accreditation
Thu Aug 13 11:21:05 CEST 2009
Three registrars have lost their accreditation. South America Domains Ltd doing business as namefrog.com, Simply Named Inc (SimplyNamed.com) and Tahoe Domains Inc have not had their Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) renewed upon expiration for failure to comply with the requirements of the RAA. Letters have been sent to each registrar outlining the decision and reason [...]